Vitamins Flashcards
(34 cards)
Vitamins are converted into __ in the body
coenzymes
Vitamins -→
coenzymes
Minerals -→
cofactors (do not bind to enzyme)
Name the water soluble vitamins
B(9) - 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 12 C
Name the fat soluble vitamins
K E D A
B1 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Thiamine
TPP
Thiamine Pyrosphosphate
B2 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Riboflavin
FAD Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
B3 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Niacin
NAD+ NADP+
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
B5 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
B5
Pantothenate
B6 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Pyridoxine
Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate
B7 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Biotin
Biocytin
B9 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Folic Acid Folate
Tetrahydrofolate
B12 is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Cobalamin
Methycobalamin
Vitamin C is called : ___
It’s active form is : ___
Ascorbic Acid
Deficiency in B1 Thiamine
Beri - Beri
wet = cardiovascular
dry = PNA
Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
Thiamine deficiency can present as
psychosis with dementia
numbness of legs
Deficiency in B2 Riboflavin
cheilosis - angular stomatitis
magenta tongue
Riboflavin can be destroy by ___
light
Deficiency in B3 Niacin
pellagra
4 Ds - dementia, diarrhea, dermatitis, death
Deficiency in B5
paresthesia - burning foot syndrome
it is heat labile
Deficiency in B7 Biotin
via avidin in egg whites depletes biotin
Deficiency in B9 Folic Acid Folate
megaloblastic anemia
glossitis - inflammed tongue
neural tube defects -→ s bifida
Deficiency in B 12 Cobalamin
pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia (vegetarians), Posterolateral sclerosis (UMN)
B12 is mainly in what products
animal products lack in vegetarian diets
